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From: Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Recursion, Yo
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:24:49 -0700
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Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> writes:
> bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
>> On 19/04/2024 16:26, Tim Rentsch wrote:
> ...
>>> ...                                      Certainly C has some
>>> similarities to Algol 68, but I wouldn't say C and Algol 68
>>> are similar languages, only that they have a few similarities.
>>
>> I can't see any connection between Algol68 and C; I'm surprised at people
>> who say they do.
>
> "Connection" is vague, but Dennis Ritchie has written about the
> influence of Algol 68 on C.

See <https://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/chist.pdf, which has multiple
references to Algol 68.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
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void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */